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Chapter 6

           

           DonPepesatdowninthechairandlightedacigar;thepriestdrewinanimmensequantityofsnuffoutofthehollowofhispalm.Onhisreddish-brownface,worn,hollowedasifcrumbled,theeyes,freshandcandid,sparkledliketwoblackdiamonds.

           DonPepe,inamildandhumorousvoice,informedFatherRomanthatPedritoMontero,bythehandofSenorFuentes,hadaskedhimonwhattermshewouldsurrenderthemineinproperworkingordertoalegallyconstitutedcommissionofpatrioticcitizens,escortedbyasmallmilitaryforce.Thepriestcasthiseyesuptoheaven.However,DonPepecontinued,themozowhobroughtthelettersaidthatDonCarlosGouldwasalive,andsofarunmolested.

           FatherRomanexpressedinafewwordshisthankfulnessathearingoftheSenorAdministrador’ssafety.

           Thehouroforationhadgonebyinthesilveryringingofabellinthelittlebelfry.Thebeltofforestclosingtheentranceofthevalleystoodlikeascreenbetweenthelowsunandthestreetofthevillage.Attheotherendoftherockygorge,betweenthewallsofbasaltandgranite,aforest-cladmountain,hidingalltherangefromtheSanTomedwellers,rosesteeply,lightedupandleafytotheverytop.Threesmallrosycloudshungmotionlessoverheadinthegreatdepthofblue.Knotsofpeoplesatinthestreetbetweenthewattledhuts.

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